Timken, KS town hall & government
Timken spent $22,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $355 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Timken's government.
Where Timken's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 40%
- Property taxes 26%
- Fees & charges 17%
- From the federal government 14%
- From the state 3%
Who works for Timken
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Otis-Bison Unified School District 403
Timken's K–12 school district, shared with Albert, Bison, Garfield, Olmitz, Otis and Pioneer. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Kansas districts overall: 28% local, 61% state, 11% federal
- Local 22%
- State 61%
- Federal 18%
Of the $18,419 per pupil, $10,980 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.
Which schools Timken kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Timken pay
The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Timken's government
Who represents Timken
Timken is represented in Congress by Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall and Representative Tracey Mann. Laura Kelly is governor.
Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.